GARDNER-WHITWORTH & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Doug Whitworth has been a BROKER with Gardner-Whitworth & Associates, REALTORS®, Inc., since 1988, following his REALTOR® status in 1986. Doug is also the President of Gardner-Whitworth Insurance Group. Doug is the third generation to join the family-owned business following his grandparents, Kenneth and Ruth Gardner, and his father, William O. "Bill" Whitworth. Doug is a lifelong resident of Mattoon and a graduate of Lake Land college. He serves as a board member on the Mattoon Babe Ruth Baseball Association, as well as, the Mattoon Youth Basketball League. He is a local chairman of the Trusted Choice Big "I" Junior Golf Classic Qualifier, and First United Methodist Church. He has coached and supported various youth sports programs in Mattoon for 25+ years.
Job Titles:
- CSR, GRI, President & Managing Broker
- President & Managing Broker
- President of Gardner
William O. "Bill" Whitworth is President of Gardner-Whitworth & Associates, REALTORS®, Inc. He began his real estate career in 1967 and achieved broker status in 1969. He is a lifelong resident of Mattoon and is a graduate of Mattoon High School, Utterback's Business College and Lake Land College. Bill serves as chairman of the City of Mattoon Zoning Board of Appeals and also serves on their Advisory Board of Directors. He is a past instructor of real estate at Lake Land College and an inaugural member of Lake Land College Distinguished Alumni Society. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Directors at US Bank, N. A. Bill's professional designations include Graduate of Realtors Institute (GRI), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Certificate of Accomplishment from Meredith Corporation for successful completion of the prescribed courses on loan origination. He has been involved in numerous real estate developments in the Mattoon area, including Lane Acres South Subdivision, Aldi Stores, Medicine Shoppes, Speedilubes, Quality Auto Care, Rent-A-Center, Eastern Illinois Industries, WMCI FM Radio, Colortyme complex on Lakeland Boulevard, and the new Veterans Administration outpatient medical clinic.